HamSCI,
the Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation, is a platform for the
publicity and promotion of projects that are consistent with the
following objectives:

Advance scientific research and understanding through amateur radio activities.Encourage the development of new technologies to support this research.Provide educational opportunities for the amateur community and the general public.

HamSCI
serves as a means for fostering collaborations between professional
researchers and amateur radio operators. It assists in developing and
maintaining standards and agreements between all people and
organizations involved. HamSCI is not an operations or funding program,
nor is it a supervisory organization. HamSCI does not perform research
on its own. Rather, it supports other research programs, such as those
funded by organizatons like the United States National Science
Foundation..."http://www.hamsci.org/basic-project/2017-total-solar-eclipse